Rochester Zoo Animal Photos

Rochester Zoo Animal Photos

The following photographs are of animals at the zoo in Rochester, New York.

Baboon butt looking at you.

Baboons at the Rochester zoo.

People looking at sea lions at the zoo.

Young human animals on exhibit at the Rochester zoo.

Zoo animals from Tanzania in a crate.

Penguins in their holes. I was once told that penguins act as a sort of zoo currency: if one zoo wants a lion they will trade another zoo X amount of penguins for it.

Everybody loves penguins.

Elephants.

Rhinos at the Rochester zoo.

Sea lion swimming in a tank at the zoo.

Rochester Zoo Animal Photos

Cockfight Photos

Cockfight Photographs

The following pictures are of a cockfight in Honduras. The cockfight is part of the cultural heritage of Central America, and the depth of the ritual is pretty extensive. What is interesting is that the cockfight seems to be very similar all over the world. Clifford Geertz wrote extensively about cockfights in Bali, and they seem very much the same as what I observed in Honduras.

Go to At the Cockfight for a more about the cockfight in Honduras.
Go to Cockfight in Honduras video for a film of the cockfight.

Photo of a man and his cock.

A cock getting ready to fight.

The gambling at cockfights in Honduras go beyond the rooster fights. There are other games for people to bet on. In this game people buy a number on the wheel and it is spun. While it is spinning someone throws a dart at it and the number that it hits is the winner.

Boy shinning shoes at the cockfight in Honduras.

Cock handler getting ready for the fight.

Photo of the scale that is used to weigh the roosters. The cocks are fought in classes to make for better sport.

Photo of the spurs that are used in Honduran cockfights.

Picture of men chasing cocks in Honduras.

Men gathered around the cockfight ring as the next match between roosters is organized.

Photo of a man and his cock.

More Photos from Central America

Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
Copan Ruinas, Honduras
March 21, 2008

Portugal Travel Photos

Portugal Travel Photographs

These are pictures from around Portugal. They are of the beaches of Vila Nova de Milfontes, boats in Lisbon, the old streets of Setubal, a monument in Lisbon, and wildlife that we rode past on our bicycles.

This is a photograph of the old Roman aquaduct in Lisbon.

A picture of an abandoned shack on the beach in Portugal

Photos of fishing boats in Lisbon, Portugal.

Picture of the empty, old cobblestone streets of Setubal. I wonder who laid all of those cobblestones?

Photograph of a monument to the old time seafarers, Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese wildlife: an ostrich on the side of the road

Wade from Vagabond Journey Travel Information Guide
Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
November 24, 2007